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WINTER ACTIVITY SAFETY
SAFETY MOMENT There is magic to camping in winter. It is one of the most challenging outdoor adventures. However, potentially extreme weather conditions, cold temperatures, and unique hazards associated with outdoor winter activities require careful planning to ensure safety. Go here to learn more about winter activity safety: https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/safety-moments/winter-activity/ Scouting has quite a library of “Safety…
Read More2019 GREY WOLF NYLT
The course is designed around a model troop/crew’s month. The unit is led by a youth staff trained to provide counseling and mentoring. Adult leadership is present, but the unit is run by the well-trained youth staff. Youth completing the course return to their units ready to lead and more excited for Scouting. A one-week…
Read MoreHow to complete requirement 4B of Scouting Heritage merit badge
When Scouting Heritage merit badge debuted in 2010, Scouts completing requirement 4B were asked to “write or visit the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas.” Now that the museum has officially opened at its new home at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, the procedure for completing this requirement has changed. Scouts still have the option…
Read MoreWhy 2019 will be the perfect year to visit Space Camp
The countdown is officially on. Space Camp, where young people get hands-on experiences others only read about, is planning a yearlong celebration in 2019 to honor the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. And with a special sale for Black Friday weekend just days away, the stars have aligned to make 2019 the ideal year to…
Read MoreWhy this Cub Scout den does a service project once a month, every month
You’re never too young to start a habit of serving others. That’s the powerful example being set by a Cub Scout den in Pack 41 of Billings, Mont., part of the BSA’s Montana Council. These 9-year-olds have shown a devotion to community service that’s truly inspiring. They call it Service Saturdays. On one Saturday morning…
Read MoreRoundtable Handouts (eHangfiles) – December 2018
(handouts from previous months) December Roundtable 2019 – Facebook Video All PowerPoint – Scouts BSA Brand Guidance Training (pptx) Pick Up Your Family Friends of Scouting Packets and Provide Your Presentation Dates WINTER ACTIVITY SAFETY Winter Camporee 2019 – LAUNCH-BOT- February 22-24, 2019 – Camporee Information Packet and Flyer Now Available District Membership Status 2018…
Read MoreFALL 2018 UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING WAS A GREAT WAY TO SPEND THE DAY
Over 400 Scouts, Scouting volunteers and Scouting partners from around the council participated in the 2018 Fall University of Scouting held at Saint Paul College on Saturday, October 27, 2018. The training extravaganza had classes for everyone! Leader specific trainings, BALOO, ScoutBook, Outdoor Cooking, STEM, and Scouts BSA training classes were certainly some of the…
Read MoreWhy Scouts, Venturers will want to enter the world’s largest student rocketry contest
Here’s a way for young people to have a blast while gaining first-hand insight into the science, technology, engineering and math (or STEM) skills behind rocketry. It’s called the Team America Rocketry Challenge, and it’s the world’s largest student rocketry contest. Scouts and Venturers, even those with little or no experience building and launching their own rocket, are…
Read MoreThis Infographic Shows the Right Way to Refer to Girls Who Will Join Scouts BSA
With tens of thousands of girls already enjoying the Cub Scout program and more young women poised to join the Scouts BSA program when it opens in February of 2019, there’s a lot of excitement around the programs offered by the Boy Scouts of America. In all of that excitement, it’s important to remember that…
Read More9 things I learned about bullying by talking to an expert
If you think you know everything you need to know about bullying, I have someone you should meet. Dr. Susan M. Swearer, co-director of the Bullying Research Network and a professor at the University of Nebraska, is one of the nation’s foremost experts on bullying and cyberbullying. She studies the latest research, concentrating both on the numbers…
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